5 reviews for Flymo Speedi-Mo 360C Electric Wheeled Lawn Mower, 1500 W, Cutting Width 36 cm, Orange/black
Rated 5 out of 5
JCS –
I bought this mower to replace an aging cordless model as the battery was no longer up to the job – it lasts ok, but the motor was not as powerful as it was and the battery kept over heating which meant I spent more time charging/cooling down than I did actually mowing.
This was a breeze to put together, took no more than 10 mins and that included a quick look at the manual to see how the grass box fit together.
First off this mower is light – much lighter than my old battery operated one (to be expected as no heavy battery), however this is really manoeuvrable.
Second it has a very large cutting deck, which means less time to mow – as it mows more in a single line than my old one.
The best thing by far though was how tall grass it cuts. I used it for the first cut of the season and the garden was a bit like Jurassic park (without the dinosaurs) in other words the grass was long. I put it on the highest cut settings and it made light work of the tall grass which was around 6 inches in places.
The viewing window in the grass box lets you see how full it is, but I just kept going until I had finished the lawn (which was damp in the very tall grass). This mower took it all in it’s stride. I was able to complete 3 fair size lawns in super quick time.
I have tried a number of other brands since owning the first Flymo’s many years ago, but having used this one I think I will stick with them in the future.
The only negative is the cable is short at 12m. One lawn is double that, while the other is 1.5 times that, with the 3rd being smaller but much further away from an electrical outlet so I needed to use a long extension cable, but the disadvantage of the cable is smaller than the disadvantage of using a battery operated mower!
I got this mower in the spring deal, but to be honest, I would have been happy with it had I paid full price! Great mower and I can highly recommend it!
Rated 5 out of 5
Alex Powell –
**UPDATED 23/05/21** Please see bottom of text.
After using a very cheap and old qualcast ‘hover mower’ on our lawn last year I decided it needed replacing as it was awful!
This was shortlisted against the easi store Flymo but decided this was the best option due to alot of the reviews for other Flymo suggesting it had a massive issue with it changing deck height by itself.
After reading the reviews for this I took a gamble and ordered one. The reviews made me think it would be flimsy with a fiddly grassbox but I don’t agree!
The assembly was easy, the instructions aren’t amazing as it’s a few small diagrams but it’s quite intuitive and most of it is common sense! The grassbox just needs the clips lining up and a few calculated smacks to drive them home.
I’m 5’11 and used the higher of two options when assembling the hand bars. After using it on it’s trial run I can confirm it’s a really comfortable position for those who are a bit taller/more lanky but has the option of dropping the bars an inch or so if you are of the shorter variety.
For circa £110 my expectations were low but I’m really impressed! Yes it’s plastic, and it’s not massively heavy but it does a good job and the lead is long enough for most gardens, I had to add an extension lead to do ours as the grass spans approx 18metres.
It did the first cut this year since October last year and it was a breeze. My lawn is about 50% moss but despite this it cut it well, however I did notice that anything above the shortest setting didn’t seem to do anything so I went around on the shortest setting straight away, I will update the review in the summer once the grass thickens out and update you all on whether the higher height settings do anything.
I was really impressed by the flat edges of the deck to allow you to get close to borders etc, it made my life 10X easier as I didn’t have to fanny around with a strimmer!
The clear panel on the top also made a big difference when it came to seeing how full the grassbox is, I’m glad I went with this model.
The mower comes with one year warrantee but you can register it with Flymo online for an extra years warrantee with plenty of parts also available in the event you need a new blade or anything.
Overall for the price I’m really happy so fingers crossed it lasts 🙂
23/05/21*** Since my last update I’ve been able to use it to mow our lawn many times, overall my thoughts still remain the same for the most part, my only updated thoughts are:
– Despite the grass now growing quickly and a weekly trim being required, anything but the lowest setting doesn’t take enough off to warrant a mow!
– If your lawn has dips/drops or anything that isn’t a flat bowling green it doesn’t have a good time! Because of the wheels it means that it won’t get low enough trim dips in the grass and where there are slight raised areas it will scalp them!
– even though it has the edging feature built in meaning its flat edge can get close to things, I’m still needing to go round my decking and lawn edges with the strimmer, it’s just not as much work.
Overall I don’t think this really changes my thoughts on it as the lawn levels not being perfect isn’t the mowers fault. This mower is still very reasonably priced and is still a joy to use!
Rated 4 out of 5
Hayley Hayward –
I had the old model of this mower and it lasted 7 years. The best I’d ever had. This newer model is even better.!! Really light to move and cuts the grass like butter. Easy to assemble and put away after use. The only problem I had was the handle on the grass box. It came damaged so can’t use it. I have to lift the hole box up by hand to empty it. Which gets really heavy. I saw in the reviews a lot of people had the same problem so I think flymo need to sort that but I will never use another brand. The mower itself is brilliant just a shame about that 1 problem which is the reason for my 4 stars otherwise I would have gave 5…. It doesn’t put me off buying again and I will be doing …
Rated 5 out of 5
darcy –
I wasn’t expecting much from this little mower but it’s lighweight, relatively inexpensive, frighteningly easy to put together and had no problem whatsoever working it’s way through 5 inches of soggy Scottish grass on a slope.
Rated 5 out of 5
Humayun Shaheen –
I recently purchased this lawn mower and I am thoroughly impressed with its performance. The build quality is excellent, and the powerful blade delivers a clean, precise cut. My lawn had overgrown grass exceeding 10 inches in height, yet this machine handled it effortlessly without any hesitation.
Assembly was straightforward and required minimal time. The mower is user-friendly and operates smoothly, making the entire mowing experience enjoyable. I was particularly impressed by its ability to maintain consistent power and efficiency throughout the task.
Overall, this is a highly reliable and well-designed lawn mower that exceeds expectations. It’s perfect for anyone looking for a robust and efficient tool to maintain their garden. I would highly recommend it to others.
JCS –
I bought this mower to replace an aging cordless model as the battery was no longer up to the job – it lasts ok, but the motor was not as powerful as it was and the battery kept over heating which meant I spent more time charging/cooling down than I did actually mowing.
This was a breeze to put together, took no more than 10 mins and that included a quick look at the manual to see how the grass box fit together.
First off this mower is light – much lighter than my old battery operated one (to be expected as no heavy battery), however this is really manoeuvrable.
Second it has a very large cutting deck, which means less time to mow – as it mows more in a single line than my old one.
The best thing by far though was how tall grass it cuts. I used it for the first cut of the season and the garden was a bit like Jurassic park (without the dinosaurs) in other words the grass was long. I put it on the highest cut settings and it made light work of the tall grass which was around 6 inches in places.
The viewing window in the grass box lets you see how full it is, but I just kept going until I had finished the lawn (which was damp in the very tall grass). This mower took it all in it’s stride. I was able to complete 3 fair size lawns in super quick time.
I have tried a number of other brands since owning the first Flymo’s many years ago, but having used this one I think I will stick with them in the future.
The only negative is the cable is short at 12m. One lawn is double that, while the other is 1.5 times that, with the 3rd being smaller but much further away from an electrical outlet so I needed to use a long extension cable, but the disadvantage of the cable is smaller than the disadvantage of using a battery operated mower!
I got this mower in the spring deal, but to be honest, I would have been happy with it had I paid full price! Great mower and I can highly recommend it!
Alex Powell –
**UPDATED 23/05/21** Please see bottom of text.
After using a very cheap and old qualcast ‘hover mower’ on our lawn last year I decided it needed replacing as it was awful!
This was shortlisted against the easi store Flymo but decided this was the best option due to alot of the reviews for other Flymo suggesting it had a massive issue with it changing deck height by itself.
After reading the reviews for this I took a gamble and ordered one. The reviews made me think it would be flimsy with a fiddly grassbox but I don’t agree!
The assembly was easy, the instructions aren’t amazing as it’s a few small diagrams but it’s quite intuitive and most of it is common sense! The grassbox just needs the clips lining up and a few calculated smacks to drive them home.
I’m 5’11 and used the higher of two options when assembling the hand bars. After using it on it’s trial run I can confirm it’s a really comfortable position for those who are a bit taller/more lanky but has the option of dropping the bars an inch or so if you are of the shorter variety.
For circa £110 my expectations were low but I’m really impressed! Yes it’s plastic, and it’s not massively heavy but it does a good job and the lead is long enough for most gardens, I had to add an extension lead to do ours as the grass spans approx 18metres.
It did the first cut this year since October last year and it was a breeze. My lawn is about 50% moss but despite this it cut it well, however I did notice that anything above the shortest setting didn’t seem to do anything so I went around on the shortest setting straight away, I will update the review in the summer once the grass thickens out and update you all on whether the higher height settings do anything.
I was really impressed by the flat edges of the deck to allow you to get close to borders etc, it made my life 10X easier as I didn’t have to fanny around with a strimmer!
The clear panel on the top also made a big difference when it came to seeing how full the grassbox is, I’m glad I went with this model.
The mower comes with one year warrantee but you can register it with Flymo online for an extra years warrantee with plenty of parts also available in the event you need a new blade or anything.
Overall for the price I’m really happy so fingers crossed it lasts 🙂
23/05/21***
Since my last update I’ve been able to use it to mow our lawn many times, overall my thoughts still remain the same for the most part, my only updated thoughts are:
– Despite the grass now growing quickly and a weekly trim being required, anything but the lowest setting doesn’t take enough off to warrant a mow!
– If your lawn has dips/drops or anything that isn’t a flat bowling green it doesn’t have a good time! Because of the wheels it means that it won’t get low enough trim dips in the grass and where there are slight raised areas it will scalp them!
– even though it has the edging feature built in meaning its flat edge can get close to things, I’m still needing to go round my decking and lawn edges with the strimmer, it’s just not as much work.
Overall I don’t think this really changes my thoughts on it as the lawn levels not being perfect isn’t the mowers fault. This mower is still very reasonably priced and is still a joy to use!
Hayley Hayward –
I had the old model of this mower and it lasted 7 years. The best I’d ever had. This newer model is even better.!! Really light to move and cuts the grass like butter. Easy to assemble and put away after use. The only problem I had was the handle on the grass box. It came damaged so can’t use it. I have to lift the hole box up by hand to empty it. Which gets really heavy. I saw in the reviews a lot of people had the same problem so I think flymo need to sort that but I will never use another brand. The mower itself is brilliant just a shame about that 1 problem which is the reason for my 4 stars otherwise I would have gave 5…. It doesn’t put me off buying again and I will be doing …
darcy –
I wasn’t expecting much from this little mower but it’s lighweight, relatively inexpensive, frighteningly easy to put together and had no problem whatsoever working it’s way through 5 inches of soggy Scottish grass on a slope.
Humayun Shaheen –
I recently purchased this lawn mower and I am thoroughly impressed with its performance. The build quality is excellent, and the powerful blade delivers a clean, precise cut. My lawn had overgrown grass exceeding 10 inches in height, yet this machine handled it effortlessly without any hesitation.
Assembly was straightforward and required minimal time. The mower is user-friendly and operates smoothly, making the entire mowing experience enjoyable. I was particularly impressed by its ability to maintain consistent power and efficiency throughout the task.
Overall, this is a highly reliable and well-designed lawn mower that exceeds expectations. It’s perfect for anyone looking for a robust and efficient tool to maintain their garden. I would highly recommend it to others.